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In West Virginia, white women experience higher infant mortality rates than the national average, which is only compounded for Black women. From 2015 to 2017, the March of Dimes reported there were 13.1 Black infant deaths for every 6.9 white infant deaths in West Virginia. (Submitted photo/WVU Illustration)
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Racial disparities in infant mortality

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Researcher studies how racism plays a role in higher death rate for Black babies WVU Today  Black infants die at almost twice the rate of white infants in West Virginia, a statistic n

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